Fire near Territoire du Nord (AU)

16.40°S, 132.93°E · first detected on 16 October at 05:55

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 16 October at 05:55 to 22 October at 19:15, that is 7 days, through 988 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 16,049 ha.

Detected extent: 16,049 ha
Cumulative power: 9,540 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 177 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 988
Estimated emissions: 17.4 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 16 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 21 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 9 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
22 October at 19:57	28 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:37	24 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:27	41 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:17	77 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 19:15	147 MW	25	N21
22 October at 19:07	70 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 18:47	46 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 18:37	35 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 18:33	209 MW	72	N20
22 October at 18:13	34 MW	13	N
22 October at 17:47	114 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 17:37	20 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:35	274 MW	73	N21
22 October at 17:27	54 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 17:17	54 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 17:07	88 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 16:57	102 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 16:37	53 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 16:27	110 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 15:57	15 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:47	23 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:17	21 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:57	23 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:37	45 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:27	92 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:19	127 MW	3	Terra
22 October at 14:07	80 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 13:57	289 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 13:47	209 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:37	145 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:27	145 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 13:17	26 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:57	42 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:47	98 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:07	289 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:57	427 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:47	331 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:37	157 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:27	84 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:07	53 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:57	93 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:47	90 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:37	81 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:27	97 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:17	86 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:07	125 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:27	253 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:17	159 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:07	485 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 07:25	120 MW	11	N20
22 October at 07:04	123 MW	14	N
22 October at 06:25	324 MW	23	N21
22 October at 05:47	171 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:37	408 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:27	727 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 05:17	884 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 05:07	119 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 04:57	291 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 04:37	285 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 04:27	387 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 04:17	227 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 03:37	123 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:37	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:17	43 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 21:07	137 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 20:57	100 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:47	70 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:17	80 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:07	44 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:57	128 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:17	79 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:07	84 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:57	64 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:52	171 MW	44	N20
21 October at 18:33	16 MW	7	N
21 October at 17:56	167 MW	37	N21
21 October at 16:37	112 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:27	205 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:07	281 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 15:57	430 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 15:47	255 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 15:37	168 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:27	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:47	35 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:37	38 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:27	86 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 14:17	54 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:07	64 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:47	171 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 13:40	337 MW	18	Terra
21 October at 13:37	169 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 13:27	206 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 13:17	227 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:57	108 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:47	114 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:37	95 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:27	394 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 12:17	110 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:07	410 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:57	110 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:27	174 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:17	181 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:07	107 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:57	119 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:47	145 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:37	418 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:27	970 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 10:17	402 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:07	1,098 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 09:57	2,356 MW	8	Him9
21 October at 09:47	1,632 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 09:37	1,812 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 09:27	284 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:17	120 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:07	185 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:03	704 MW	23	Aqua
21 October at 08:57	1,498 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 08:47	1,943 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 07:42	406 MW	30	N20
21 October at 07:23	1,468 MW	73	N
21 October at 06:46	1,020 MW	62	N21
21 October at 06:02	669 MW	54	N20
21 October at 01:29	451 MW	18	Terra
20 October at 20:53	56 MW	5	Aqua
20 October at 19:09	8 MW	7	N20
20 October at 18:50	149 MW	63	N
20 October at 18:13	206 MW	76	N21
20 October at 15:57	123 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 15:47	135 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 15:37	104 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 15:27	179 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 15:17	241 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 15:07	197 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:57	140 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:47	399 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 14:37	467 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:27	65 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:17	336 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 13:57	178 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 13:47	143 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:37	50 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:27	430 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 13:17	55 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:07	430 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 12:57	255 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 12:47	703 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 12:37	781 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 12:27	1,184 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 12:17	1,219 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 12:07	1,442 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 11:57	270 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 11:47	243 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 11:37	303 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 11:27	284 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 11:17	714 MW	9	Him9
20 October at 11:07	676 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 10:57	829 MW	10	Him9
20 October at 10:47	929 MW	9	Him9
20 October at 10:37	637 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 10:27	957 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 10:17	1,076 MW	10	Him9
20 October at 10:07	894 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 09:57	849 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 09:47	507 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 09:37	155 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 09:27	1,467 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 09:17	936 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 09:07	585 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 08:57	1,015 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 08:47	626 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 08:37	127 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:27	164 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:17	966 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 08:07	1,237 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 07:47	536 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 07:37	349 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 07:04	848 MW	41	N21
20 October at 06:19	207 MW	15	N20
20 October at 06:17	531 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 06:07	367 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 06:02	29 MW	3	N
20 October at 05:37	256 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 05:17	43 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 03:07	43 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 19:09	19 MW	14	N
19 October at 18:33	36 MW	18	N21
19 October at 17:50	20 MW	12	N20
19 October at 14:00	15 MW	2	Terra
19 October at 10:57	302 MW	3	Him9
19 October at 10:47	86 MW	2	Him9
19 October at 10:37	128 MW	2	Him9
19 October at 10:27	147 MW	2	Him9
19 October at 10:17	390 MW	5	Him9
19 October at 10:07	456 MW	5	Him9
19 October at 09:57	988 MW	6	Him9
19 October at 09:47	1,308 MW	7	Him9
19 October at 09:37	211 MW	2	Him9
19 October at 09:27	121 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 09:26	31 MW	1	Aqua
19 October at 09:07	45 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 08:57	34 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 08:47	110 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 08:07	1,125 MW	5	Him9
19 October at 07:25	85 MW	4	N21
19 October at 07:17	216 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 06:47	159 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 06:40	60 MW	2	N20
19 October at 06:37	569 MW	2	Him9
19 October at 06:19	22 MW	4	N
19 October at 04:27	37 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 03:27	35 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 02:27	29 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 01:48	38 MW	2	Terra
18 October at 19:28	6 MW	3	N
18 October at 18:52	17 MW	5	N21
18 October at 18:07	11 MW	6	N20
18 October at 17:48	11 MW	7	N
18 October at 06:57	148 MW	17	N20
18 October at 06:02	59 MW	6	N21
18 October at 01:09	31 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 19:09	4 MW	2	N21
17 October at 18:26	16 MW	16	N20
17 October at 18:07	11 MW	6	N
17 October at 17:29	15 MW	4	N21
17 October at 14:19	169 MW	4	Terra
17 October at 07:18	106 MW	9	N20
17 October at 06:57	60 MW	10	N
16 October at 18:45	2 MW	1	N20
16 October at 18:26	3 MW	1	N
16 October at 09:12	153 MW	5	Aqua
16 October at 07:36	31 MW	5	N20
16 October at 06:40	69 MW	8	N21
16 October at 05:55	22 MW	2	N20

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